The hot phase of the Alba rally started with and afternoon tests on the Langhe tests. Gryazin leads by making two more scratches and remaining in the lead of the absolute with the Skoda Fabia R5. Battle between Crugnola on the Citroen and Andolfi on another Skoda separated by 2 ” 6.
PS6 “SAN GRATO – Consortium of Asti”, 14.74 km
What a fight! Tricolor battle between Crugnola-Ometto (Citroen) and Andolfi-Fenoli (Skoda). The Savonese closes the television test of “San Grato” at 3”5 from Gryazin. Third Crugnola, just six tenths of a second behind. Fourth time for the New Zealand Paddon-Kennard crew on the Hyundai i20N.
Stephane Lefebvre with the Citroen C3 R5 is also very close, at 1 “5 from the leaders. Also good among our drivers of the Scattolon-Bernacchini Promotion tricolor with the Skoda Fabia Evo, in this test at 5” 9 from the leaders.
The duo Andreucci-Briani and Albertini-Fappani, both on Skoda Fabia R5 who finish at 2 ” 7 from Fabio Andolfi and in front of the reigning champions Basso-Granai with their Hyundai i20. Following De Tommaso-Ascalone behind by 5 ” 7 with the Skoda Fabia Evo.
PS7 “COSSANO – Peletto”, 14.90 km
All very close in this seventh round the protagonists of the fourth tricolor act on the Piedmontese roads. Gryazin still wins the race while only six tenths separate Andolfi and Crugnola once again.
At the reorganization De Tommaso comments on his race, explaining that he is unable to push as he would like and to trust. Despite the variations in the previous assistance he cannot find the right place.
Otherwise Crugnola does not complain about anything, only the specials a little dirtier with the passages. Andolfi chases, but he has to try to solve a problem in assistance before setting off again.
Scattolon went a bit wide in a corner after 5 km of the last special, while Rudy Michelini is not going at all: he cannot do anything more, he accepts the situation and avoids risks to take it to the end. Giandomenico Basso has improved, arranging the rear in assistance and the modification seems to have improved the situation and but there is still more to push.
Overall ranking: 1. Gryazin; 2. Crugnola +15.7; 3. Andolfi +18.3; 4. Paddon + 22.6; 5. Lefebvre +34.3; 7. Andreucci +37.3; 8. De Tommaso +44.9; 9. Scattolon +57.9; 10. LLarena + 1’09.1
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